Foundations that fund organizations in Springfield, Illinois
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Springfield nonprofits
273 private foundations gave $15M to Springfield organizations in their latest filings; 31 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
509 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Springfield around $35K. 65 of these funders are based in Illinois; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 273
- Accept applications
- 31
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Springfield
- $15M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 509
- Typical median grant
- $35K
- Based in IL
- 65%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Springfield organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Littler Tr | Eagan, MN | 1 | $877K | $877K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Foundation to Promote Open Society | New York, NY | 1 | $800K | $800K | Preselected only | To provide general support |
| Donnini-Rudolph Family Foundation | Champaign, IL | 1 | $800K | $800K | Preselected only | Best use |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $750K | $375K | Preselected only | In support of its project, press forward springfield; In support of the illinois clean energy program |
| Lumina Foundation for Education Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 1 | $750K | $750K | Yes | To implement direct admissions statewide in Illinois for co… |
| Aa Harvey Foundation | Springfield, IL | 19 | $667K | $5,000 | Preselected only | General support |
| Levi Ray & Shoup Foundation | Springfield, IL | 50 | $654K | $5,000 | Preselected only | To assist those affected by lung disease in the united stat…; Support organization's mission programs in juarez, mexico; To assist organization in its protection of domestic animals |
| Builders Vision Foundation | Chicago, IL | 5 | $635K | $102K | Preselected only | to support a project focused on improving the health and sa…; to increase programmatic capacity to support the environmen…; to support its oversight and administration of charitable p… |
| Arie and Ida Crown Memorial | Chicago, IL | 5 | $605K | $100K | Yes | General operating; Program |
| Field Foundation of Illinois | Chicago, IL | 3 | $411K | $50K | Yes | Project - funding for a specific project or program |
| M G Nelson Family Foundation | Springfield, IL | 17 | $310K | $4,500 | Yes | To provide a more tolerable hospital experience for the you…; To provide after-school and summer programs to underserved…; To provide free, on-site program services and community res… |
| The Joyce Foundation | Chicago, IL | 5 | $300K | $50K | Yes | Education & economic mobility; Environment; President's discretionary fund |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | Bentonville, AR | 2 | $300K | $150K | Preselected only | To improve the implementation of state policy and programs…; To support general operations. |
| Pritzker Family Foundation C/O Pritzker Group | Chicago, IL | 4 | $250K | $38K | Preselected only | Reduction of hiv/aids |
| Dale and Deborah Smith Foundation C/O Dale and Deborah Smith | Springfield, IL | 2 | $230K | $115K | Preselected only | To further program services |
| Sally Lorraine Sedlak Vaughan Irrevocable Charitable Trust | Springfield, IL | 4 | $220K | $40K | Preselected only | Contribution to promote animal welfare.; Contribution to provide animal welfare including medicine,… |
| Susan C House - Educational Xxxxx7008 | Chicago, IL | 11 | $195K | $17K | Yes | General |
| Audrey Quina O'Brien Testamentary Tr | Chicago, IL | 1 | $186K | $186K | Preselected only | General |
| Horace Mann Educators Foundation | Springfield, IL | 6 | $170K | $15K | Preselected only | Social services; Education |
| Orville H and Shirley I Larson Charitable Trust | Galesburg, IL | 1 | $151K | $151K | Preselected only | further donee's charitable purpose |
| Noll Foundation Inc | Walnut Creek, CA | 1 | $150K | $150K | Yes | Assistance to underprivileged children and families |
| Illinois Community Health Foundation Inc | Springfield, IL | 1 | $140K | $140K | Yes | Support healthcare/welfare of medically underserved individ… |
| Stella Lupton Charitable Trust 1045000219 | Champaign, IL | 1 | $139K | $139K | Preselected only | Operations |
| Rice Foundation | Skokie, IL | 1 | $130K | $130K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Illinois Children's Healthcare Foundation | Oak Brook, IL | 1 | $125K | $125K | Yes | Children's Healthy Food Initiative |
| James Orlandini Foundation | Springfield, IL | 8 | $115K | $10K | Preselected only | Provide bundles (Bundles of Joy) of clothing to needy famil…; To serve the general interest of the Abraham Lincoln Council; To benefit the Career Launch Program |
| Leona Stanford Vollintine Charitable Trust | Taylorville, IL | 8 | $110K | $12K | Preselected only | Donation; Scholarship |
| Arcus Foundation | New York, NY | 3 | $104K | $3,000 | Yes | General operating support; 2024 membership support |
| The Lumpkin Family Foundation C/O Adrienne N Cole | Mattoon, IL | 2 | $103K | $51K | Preselected only | Environment; Charitable |
| Chess Lupton Charitable Trust 1045000200 | Champaign, IL | 1 | $102K | $102K | Preselected only | Operations |
| Hunter Family Foundation C/O Financial Investment Corp | Chicago, IL | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Clean power lake county/general support |
| Walder Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Chicago Conservation Leadership |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Yes | Working towards a resilient and equitable food system |
| Stupski Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | To provide general operating support. |
| Carequest Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Yes | The purpose of this grant is to support the Illinois Primar… |
| The Coleman Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | 1 | $100K | $100K | Yes | General Operating Support - Intellectual & Developmental Di… |
| Raymond F and Judith K McCaskey 2003 Charitable Trust | Chicago, IL | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | General support |
| Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $93K | $46K | Yes | General operations; 2024 annual meeting sponsorship |
| Clarence & Ida Klassen Charitable Foundation | Springfield, IL | 2 | $82K | $41K | Preselected only | Ethnoloty curatorship; Book purchase |
| Pauline Hurd Nearing and C Turner Nearing | Birmingham, AL | 1 | $79K | $79K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Hamill Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 3 | $77K | $1,000 | Preselected only | Unrestricted; OffsetAdministrativeCosts |
| Humanity United | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $76K | $76K | Preselected only | General Operating Support |
| M & T Foundation | Rancho Santa Fe, CA | 1 | $75K | $75K | Yes | General support |
| The Righteous Persons Foundation C/O Breslauer Rutman & Anderson Inc | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $75K | $75K | Yes | Arts & culture |
| Charles Stewart Mott Foundation | Flint, MI | 1 | $75K | $75K | Preselected only | To support efforts in the state of Illinois and regionally… |
| The Foster Family Foundation | Stockton, CA | 1 | $75K | $75K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| The Noble Foundation | Springfield, IL | 2 | $71K | $35K | Yes | General funding and internship programs; General funding and scholarship programs |
| Square One Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $68K | $68K | Preselected only | General purpose |
| Jmg Foundation | St Louis, MO | 1 | $60K | $60K | Preselected only | Assist several charitable organizations in the springfield… |
| George a & Isabella a Rieke Foundation | Po Box Chica, IL | 1 | $57K | $57K | Preselected only | General support |
| Pritzker Military Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $55K | $28K | Preselected only | General support |
| Doby Paul & Gene Charitable Tuw | Pittsburgh, PA | 2 | $53K | $27K | Preselected only | General support |
| Woods Fund of Chicago | Chicago, IL | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | General operating support |
| David F & Margaret T Grohne Family Foundation | Western Springs, IL | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | Charitable |
| The Narmont Family Foundation | Chatham, IL | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | To accomplish the charitable purposes of the narmont family… |
| Martha & Joseph Schrodt Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 8 | $48K | $5,000 | Preselected only | Charitable; Education |
| The Molina Healthcare Charitable Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $45K | $45K | Preselected only | CAPForward Transportation FUND |
| Lane Family Trust | Gifford, IL | 1 | $43K | $43K | Preselected only | Charitable donation |
| John Ullrich Foundation Trust Busey Trust Co - Trustee | Decatur, IL | 4 | $43K | $7,735 | Preselected only | General charitable |
| Brandt Foundation Inc | Springfield, IL | 5 | $43K | $5,000 | Yes | Donation to alumni annual meeting; Donation to fund scholarships; Donation to support community gardens |
| Albert F George Foundation Xxxxx2000 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $42K | $42K | Preselected only | General |
| Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $40K | $40K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| The Summit Charitable Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | 1 | $40K | $40K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| The Selma J Hartke Community Foundation | Eagan, MN | 4 | $36K | $8,125 | Preselected only | Scholarships; General operating |
| Donald E Fike Family Foundation | Galesburg, IL | 1 | $35K | $35K | Preselected only | To provide programs to support the well-being of children a… |
| Marion G Jackson Char Tr | Dallas, TX | 1 | $35K | $35K | Yes | Unrestricted general |
| Union Pacific Foundation | Omaha, NE | 2 | $35K | $18K | Yes | Education (k-12); Other |
| The Smith Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $35K | $35K | Preselected only | General support |
| George F Bisch Trust | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $35K | $35K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Caruso-Sperl Irrevocable Charitable Trust | Thayer, IL | 3 | $34K | $14K | Yes | Grade school scholarships |
| George F Hesse Irrev Tr | Eagan, MN | 1 | $34K | $34K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Alfred Grindon Jr Trust Xxxxx3003 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $33K | $33K | Preselected only | General |
| Ruth a Apperson Trust FIRST Mid Wealth Management | Mattoon, IL | 1 | $32K | $32K | Preselected only | For general use of said grand lodge |
| Mortimer and Mimi Levitt Foundation Inc | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $30K | $30K | Yes | Community programming support |
| George M Eisenberg Foundation for Charities | Arlington Heights, IL | 1 | $30K | $30K | Yes | Social assistance |
| Mercedes L Hoag Charitable Trust FIRST Mid Wealth Mgmt Co Trustee | Mattoon, IL | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | Operating expenses |
| J R Albert Foundation | Naperville, IL | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Grant Hospital of Chicago D/B/A Grant Healthcare Foundation | Lake Forest, IL | 1 | $30K | $30K | Yes | General operating support |
| Mitchell Cutler Charitable Trust | Springfield, IL | 2 | $30K | $15K | Preselected only | For empowering underserved children and families.; For feeding the hungry and providing essentials to those in… |
| Soros Fund Charitable Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $30K | $15K | Preselected only | General Support |
| Lenora Gross Grindon Trust Xxxxx2005 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | General |
| Irene E Lewis Trust Under Will R67979006 | Springfield, IL | 2 | $30K | $15K | Preselected only | Maintenance of facilities/grounds |
| Pittsfield High School Class of 1954 Scholarship Fund Inc | Pittsfield, IL | 3 | $28K | $5,000 | Yes | Education |
| John & Erma Donelan Charitable Trust | Eagan, MN | 2 | $27K | $14K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Paul Powell Scholarship Fund FIRST Mid Wealth Management Trustee | Mattoon, IL | 2 | $26K | $13K | Preselected only | For higher education expenses |
| Bertrand Hopper Memorial Foundation | Taylorville, IL | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | General operating purposes |
| Philip F Schoch Tuw | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General support |
| Wunsch Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Arts |
| Patrick G and Shirley W Ryan Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General charitable operations |
| Hobsonlucas Family Foundation | San Rafael, CA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | General donation |
| Fulk Family Foundation Inc | Lincoln, NE | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | To support ongoing expansion efforts both programmatically… |
| Conant Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Allen and Ellen M Blessman Family Foundation | New Holland, IL | 3 | $25K | $7,500 | Yes | Educational; Medical Education Programs |
| Virginia Lee Shirley Private Foundation C/O Harrison Llp | Chicago, IL | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General purposes |
| The Kensington Square Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General support |
| Declaration of Tr Establishing St Rita Mercy Foundation | Elmhurst, IL | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Oberweiler Foundation | Barrington, IL | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | Conservation and sustainable agriculture program |
| George and Louise Enos Trust | Milwaukee, WI | 2 | $24K | $12K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Edgar and Marguerite M Sichler Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $23K | $23K | Preselected only | General support |
| George N Sauer Trust | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $22K | $22K | Preselected only | General operating |
Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV, latest electronic return per foundation (2026-10-28). "Accepts applications" reflects the foundation's own checkbox on Part XV line 2. Grants to individuals excluded.
Common questions
Which foundations give to nonprofits in Springfield, Illinois?
Stephen Littler Tr, Foundation to Promote Open Society, Donnini-Rudolph Family Foundation, John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation, Lumina Foundation for Education Inc and 95 others reported grants to Springfield organizations on their latest Form 990-PF.
How do I approach a foundation that doesn't accept applications?
A foundation that checks "contributes only to preselected organizations" on its 990-PF won't review a cold proposal. Look at who it funds, find a shared board member, grantee or advisor, and ask for an introduction. Foundations that accept applications usually list a contact and deadlines in Part XV; we show that text on each foundation's page.
Is this list complete?
No. It covers private foundations (Form 990-PF filers) whose latest electronic return lists at least one grant to an organization in Springfield. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.